Heart of Creation. Right Focus/Right Posture Miriam/Yeshua. Ascension Reiki- 4th Degree. (The Karmic Body)

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1 Heart of Creation Ascension Reiki- 4th Degree (The Karmic Body) Right Focus/Right Posture Miriam/Yeshua 1. Blessed are the poor in Spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. 2. Blessed those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 3. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. 4. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. 5. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. 6. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 7. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons/daughters of God 8. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 9. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. 10. You are the salt of the earth... You are the Light of the world ( Yeshua- Be-attitudes- Bible- Matthew 5:3-14) 1

2 IV.The Fourth, the Self, is OM, the indivisible syllable (Its manifestation of Grace on the three Levels). This syllable is unutterable, and beyond the mind (and Thinking Body). In it the manifold universe (of Inertia) disappears. It is the supreme good (beyond the light of material goodness)- One without a second. Whosoever knows OM, the Self, becomes the Self. IV. The Fourth Degree Attunement of Ascension Reiki Attunes the Karmic Body and deepens the Flow of Reiki Energy in and through the Karmic Body, the Conceptual and Governing Vessels and the Meridian System for Healing and growth on the Path of Reiki. The Twelve Pairs of Organ Meridians (Conceptual is the centerline front- Governing is the centerline back) Six Pairs of Six Pairs of Yin Meridians Yang Meridians Lung Meridian Large Intestine Meridian Heart Meridian Small Intestine Meridian Pericardium Meridian Triple Burner Meridian Spleen Meridian Stomach Meridian Kidney Meridian Urinary Bladder Meridian Liver Meridian Gall Bladder Meridian 2

3 The Meridian System The meridian system is the anatomical aspect of the Spirit. The meridians distribute Ki and blood throughout the body and organs of the body. The Meridian System is made up of a pair of vessels and twelve pairs of meridians. Half of the Meridian system distributes the flow of yinward energy in the body and half of the Meridian system distributes the flow of yangward energy in the body. The Yinward Flow The Yangward Flow The Conceptual Vessel & The Six Yin Meridians The Governing Vessel & The Six Yang Meridians Lung Meridian of the Hand Large Intestine Meridian of the Hand Heart Meridian of the Hand Small Intestine Meridian of the Hand Pericardium Meridian of the Hand Triple Burner (Lymph) Meridian of the Hand Spleen Meridian of the Foot Stomach Meridian of the Foot Kidney Meridian of the Foot Urinary Bladder Meridian of the Foot Liver Meridian of the Foot Gall Bladder Meridian of the Foot 3

4 Note: Each meridian is associated with an organ and supplies Ki and the Ki in the blood to that particular organ. Each meridian whether Yin or Yang is made up of two halves. One half is in the left side of the body and the other half is in the right side of the body. Example: The Lung Meridian of the Hand is a pair of meridians. One meridian is in the left side of the body and one meridian is in the right side of the body. They are like mirror images. This is the case with all 12 meridians. The Path of Energy The two main energy pathways in the meridian system are known as the Conceptual Vessel and the Governing Vessel. The two vessels are really one vessel with two aspects. The Yin aspect is the Conceptual Vessel and the Yang aspect is the Governing Vessel. The Ki energy rises up from the root chakra up the front of the body in the Conceptual Vessel. This is the yinward flow of Ki. The Ki energy rises up from the root chakra up the back in Governing Vessel. This is the yangward flow. The six pairs of Yin Meridians and the six pairs of Yang Meridians intermingle and connect with each other in various areas of the body. All six pairs of Yin Meridians connect at the Heart Chakra. All six pairs of Yang Meridians connect at the Crown Chakra. Distribution Rules of The Twelve Regular Meridians The three Yin meridians of the hand travel from the chest to the hand, where they link with the three Yang meridians of the hand. The three Yang meridians of the hand travel from hand to head, where they Link with the three Yang meridians of the foot. The three Yang meridians of the foot travel from the head down to the foot, where they link with the three Yin meridians of the foot. The three Yin meridians of the foot travel from the foot up to the abdomen and chest, where they link with the three Yin meridians of the hand. Thus, the twelve regular meridians form an endless cycle, linking both Yin and Yang and maintaining the circulation of (Qi, Ki, Chi) and blood in the body. (Acupuncture, Meridian Theory and Acupuncture Points- page 22 - by Li Ding, translated by Wang Zhaorong) 4

5 (Diagram from Acupuncture, Meridian Theory and Acupuncture Points- page 22 - by Li Ding, translated by Wang Zhaorong) The Order of the Twelve Meridians The energy flows through the 12 meridians in a continuous constant circuit of energy. The meridians also flow in a rhythm or wave form that lasts two hours for each meridian. The energy during this two hour period is greater than at other times of the 24 hour cycle. The order of the flow is this: Lung Meridian ( Yin)- 3-5 AM Large Intestine Meridian ( Yang)- 5-7 AM- Yang Stomach Meridian ( Yang)- 7-9AM- Spleen Meridian ( Yin) AM Heart Meridian ( Yin)- 11 AM-1 PM Small Intestine Meridian ( Yang)- 1-3 PM Urinary Bladder Meridian ( Yang)- 3-5 PM Kidney Meridian ( Yin)- 5-7 PM Pericardium Meridian ( Yin) (veins and arteries)- 7-9 PM Triple Burner Meridian ( Yang)(Lymph) PM Gall Bladder Meridian ( Yang)- 11 PM- 1 AM Liver Meridian ( Yin)- 1-3 AM The Five Shu Points The Five Shu Points are located along the twelve meridians between the tips of the fingers and the elbow in the arms and between the tips of the toes and the knees in the legs. The flow of Ki is like the flow of water. The least amount of flow is in the tips of the fingers and tips of the toes. The greater amount of flow is in the elbows and the knees. As the Ki flows through the meridians from the elbow to the tips of the fingers and from the knees to the tips of the toes the flow of Ki decreases. As the Ki flows from the tips of the fingers to the elbow and from the tips of the toes to the knee the flow of Ki increases. The Jing-Well points are located on the sides of the nails on the fingers and toes. They are called the root points because Ki begins to bubble up here. The Ying-Spring points are located between the metacarpal bones in the hand and between the metatarsal bones in the foot. This is where the flow of Kei begins to trickle like from a spring. The Shu-Stream points are located in the areas just below the wrist joints and just below the ankle joints. The flow of Ki here is like a stream watering a field. 5

6 The Jing-River points are located in the areas just above the wrist joints and just above the ankle joints. Ki flows here like a river on which boats can travel. The He-Sea points are located near the elbow and knee joints. Ki flows here like a river merging into the sea. The Five Shu Points section is paraphrased from "Acupuncture, Meridian Theory and Acupuncture Points"- page 46 - by Li Ding, translated by Wang Zhaorong) IV. The Fourth, the Self, is OM, the indivisible syllable (Its manifestation of Grace on the three Levels). This syllable is unutterable, and beyond the mind (and Thinking Body). In it the manifold universe (of Inertia) disappears. It is the supreme good (beyond the light of material goodness)- One without a second. Whosoever knows OM, the Self, becomes the Self. The Atmic Body- Karmic Body The Transcendental Body of the Creator is called the Word of the Creator. It is from the Transcendental Body of the Creator that all individualized bodies are born. In the "Bible", "The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus The Christ" and other books, they are known by the names Mother Miriam (yin) and Yeshua (yang). 6

7 These symbols are the Symbol of the Ascended Masters, Miriam and Yeshua (Mother Mary and Jesus). Miriam and Yeshua are the Ascended Masters associated with the first chakra above the head and the Root Chakra of Both the Conceptual and Governing Vessels of Our Transcendental Creator. They are also associated with the Karmic Body and the three lower bodies, The Feeling, Thinking and Acting Bodies. The Symbol of the Great Pyramids has a square base for the four directions and the four sides slope at app degrees. This is 1/7th of a circle showing the relationship of the Seven Spirits to the Four Directions. (Above) Mother Mary and Jesus Salvation Healing The Atmic Body-Karmic Body Golden Light 1st Chakra Above the Head Root Chakra of the Conceptual Vessel (Below) Spirit of Hope Red Ray Logos of the Circle Seven The Seven Bodily Systems and The Five Senses The Root Chakra on the Governing Vessel The Sense of Touch- Skin The Circulatory System (Heart, Blood and Lymph System) Gonads Drawing the Symbol of Mother Miriam and Yeshua 7

8 Hatha Yoga- 4rd Degree Hatha Yoga- Union with God through Salvation The word Ha-Tha has several layers of meaning. Ha means in breath, Tha means out breath. On a deeper level Ha is the breath of incarnation or entering the world and Tha is the breath of leaving the world, death. On a deeper level still Ha means Incarnation on the Path, being in the world but not of the world and Tha means Salvation from the world. Hatha Yoga is the Yoga of Miriam and Yeshua. Yeshua answered and said to him, most assuredly I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God Nicodemus said to Him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother s womb and be born? Yeshua answered, Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is Spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, You must be born again. The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit. ( Yeshua- Bible- John 3:3-8) For God so Loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. ( Yeshua- Bible- John 3:16-17) The Attunement Process The attunement process is a process of rebirth. With an attunement a part of us is reborn, reawakened and we begin to remember our rebirth-right and our inheritance. In the former age, the Piscean Age, two main forms of the attunement process were introduced for the healing of humanity. The two main forms of Reiki in the Piscean Age represent the Yinward side of the attunement process and the Yangward side of the attunement process. Our Mother s Reiki The Yinward side of the attunement process from the Piscean Age evolved into three or four attunements. There are many variations and enhancements of these attunements but in general, Our Mother s Reiki is what we call this form of Reiki. Our Mother's Reiki began to be a popular form of healing at the end of the Piscean Age. This came about after the attuning of Dr. Usui by our Mother in the early 1900's. Since then Our Mother's Reiki has spread in many forms. The most widely know form is called Reiki Ryoho, Usui Shiki Ryoho or Dr. Usui's Reiki named after its founder. The three attunements of Our Mothers Reiki are very simple and require only intent to pass them from one person to another. There are many variations in the methods of passing these three attunements. All methods of passing these attunements are valid and they all work. If we look deeply into "The Usui Method of Natural Healing" we find the expression of the pattern of the Eight Aspects of Our Higher Self and some tools for awakening the Flow of Reiki Energy in and through us. The Four Degrees of Attunement as well as the Five Reiki Ideals relate directly to the Subtle Anatomical Aspects of Our Higher Self. Dr. Usui's Reiki is the seed of unfoldment of Reiki within and through the Total Subtle Anatomy of Our Higher Self. The understanding of the total Subtle Anatomy of Our Higher Self is 8

9 a key to understanding all knowledge, all truth and all healing. It also stands to reason that to become Fully Realized Beings and really be happy we must first understand what a total, complete, whole Human Being really is. There is a profound awakening that comes with the understanding of these three attunements from the Piscean Age form. It is truly the Grace of our Creator that honors all methods of passing these three attunements of Our Mother's Reiki. Just follow the instructions given to you for passing attunements and it will work. Even if you make mistakes in passing the attunements they still work. Isn't that a miracle! You can change methods and the attunements are still passed. You can use symbols you weren't attuned with and you are automatically attuned with them. You may even seem to improve on what you learned and call it by another name. You can call it Usui Reiki, Tibetan Reiki, Reiki Plus, Karuna Reiki or anything else you can think of but it is still the manifestation of our Mother's Reiki. Our Mother's Love is eternal. Our Father s Reiki The Yangward side of the attunement process from the Piscean Age consists of three attunements. Our Father's Reiki is what we call this form of Reiki. Our Fathers Reiki is the Reiki attunement process that was introduced by the Master Yeshua when he was on earth. He received this attunement process from our Father in Heaven. This attunement process has been passed down through the generations since the time of Yeshua until the present day. The Yangward side of the attunement process from the Piscean Age consists of three attunements or levels also. The attunements are simple but do require some study and understanding to receive them. There are many formulas to receiving these attunements but in general the following examples should give you an idea of the process. Each attunement deepens the healing energy and is associated with a degree or level. There are three degrees. The first degree is for the Acting Body and consists of the study of the teachings of the Master Yeshua. Jesus brings together the teachings of all the masters before him. As much more than a brilliant scholar, he taught in simple terms the wisdom of the masters before him. By his example he demonstrated and put into practice the path of Love and showed us that death is nothing but an illusion and became the master of masters. So perfect are his steps upon the path of the masters that He actually became The Way, The Truth and The Life. And when a person reaches a place in understanding the reality of the life of Jesus the second step happens. The second step is the accepting of Jesus into your life as a teacher, Lord or Savior. When a person openly admits that they have received Jesus as their teacher, their Lord or Savior the first attunement happens automatically. It is called being born again. The second degree is for the Thinking Body and consists of receiving the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. This is usually done by the laying of hands and the person receiving the attunement simply asking our Father in Heaven to baptize them in the Holy Spirit. This baptism allows a person to receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit. One of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is healing. This is the same Holy Spirit that the Master Jesus called upon to heal the sick and raise the dead. Another gift of the Holy Spirit is receiving your own personal prayer language or mantra, sometimes called speaking in tongues. The third degree is for the Feeling Body and consists of becoming baptized in water in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. This shows a persons willingness to let go of the world and follow the path of Love. "In the Piscean age the lessons of Light, Love and Healing were very simple because humanity as a whole couldn't understand healing in any great depth. What the attunement process actually is and how and why it works was left up to us to discover. Understanding the attunement process in its full majestic beauty was not actually possible for humanity as a whole in the Piscean Age, but the seeds of the healing of all humanity were planted in the soil of Love. 9

10 Spirit of Hope In silent meditation Yeshua sat beside a flowing spring. It was a holy day, and many people of the servant caste were near the place. And Jesus saw the hard drawn lines of toil on every brow, in every hand. There was no look of joy in any face. Not one of all the group could think of anything but toil. And Jesus spoke to one and said, Why are you all so sad? Have you no happiness in life? The man replied, We scarcely know the meaning of that word. We toil to live, and Hope for nothing else but toil, and bless the day when we can cease our toil and lay us down to rest in Buddha's city of the dead. And Yeshua's heart was stirred with pity and with Love for these poor toilers, and he said, Toil should not make a person sad; men should be happiest when they toil. When Hope and Love are back of toil, then all of life is filled with joy and peace, and this is heaven. Do you not know that such a heaven is for you? The man replied, Of heaven we have heard; but then it is so far away, and we must live so many lives before we reach that place! And Yeshua said, My brother, man, your thoughts are wrong; your heaven is not far away; and it is not a place of metes and bounds, is not a country to be reached; it is a state of mind. God never made a heaven in the sky; just open up the windows of your hearts, and, like a flood of light, a heaven will come and bring a boundless joy; then toil will be no cruel task. (Aquarian Gospel Ch. 33:1-33) You will be secure, because there is Hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety. (Bible- Jb. 11:18) But the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the Hope of the afflicted ever perish. (Bible- Ps. 9:18) Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my Hope is in you all day long. (Bible- Ps. 25:4-5) May your unfailing Love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our Hope in you. (Bible- Ps. 33:18) Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. (Bible- Pr. 13:12) But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (Bible- Is. 40:31) Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice to the nations. He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets. A bruised reed he will not break, and the smoking flax he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his law the islands will put their Hope." (Bible- Isaiah Chapter 42:1-4) Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who Hope in me will not be disappointed." (Bible- Isaiah 49:23) My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in Hope for my arm. (Bible- Is. 51:5) The Lord is good to those whose Hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; (Bible- Lam. 3:25) And Hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his Love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. (Bible- Ro. 5:5) 10

11 For in this Hope we were saved. But Hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who Hopes for what he already has? But if we Hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. (Bible- Ro. 8:24-25) Be joyful in Hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. (Bible- Ro. 12:12) For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have Hope. (Bible- Ro. 15:4) Reiki Zones and Reflex Points The anatomical maps of the Zones of the Body, Hands, Feet, Eyes and Ears the reflex points that are used in a number of healing modalities. Reiki, Zone Therapy, Reflexology, Iridology, Body Electronics and Jin Shin Jyutsu all share a common thread of understanding with the way our anatomy works. Although the information contained in the anatomical maps is basically the same among the different modalities, the application of the information is slightly different. Reiki energy can be used by itself or in conjunction with any modality to both enhance and quicken healing results. The Zones of the Body There are ten energy zones in the body. There are Five energy zones on the right side of the body and five energy zones on the left side of the body. These five energy zones on each side of the body are associated with "The Five Depths of Field". The five energy zones on the right side of the body connect with the five fingers of the hand and the five toes of the foot on the right side of the body. The five energy zones on the left side of the body connect with the five fingers of the hand and the five toes of the foot on the left side of the body. The Reflex Points The reflex points in the hands, feet, eyes and ears are where nerve endings from the different organs come to the surface of the body. In Reiki we use these reflex points to help us receive inner guidance directly from the body as to where to place the hands in a spot Reiki treatment. If we are so guided, the reflex points can also be used to send Reiki energy directly to a specific organ through the nerve pathways in the body. 11

12 Scriptural Cross- References In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The Virgin's name was Miriam. The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you." Miriam was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Miriam, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Yeshua. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end. "How will this be," Miriam asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?' The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. For nothing is impossible with God. "I am the Lord's servant, "Miriam answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the angel left her. (Bible- Luke ch.1:26-38) In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger. Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about." So they hurried off and found Miriam and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Miriam treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. (Bible- Luke Chapter 2:1-20) The home of Joseph was on Marmion Way in Nazareth; here Mary taught her son the lessons of Elihu and Salome. And Yeshua greatly Loved the Vedic hymns and the Avesta; but more than all he Loved to read the Psalms of David and the pungent words of Solomon. The Jewish books of prophecy were his delight; and when he reached his seventh year he needed not the books to read, for he had fixed in memory every word. (Aquarian Gospel Ch. 16:1-3) Yeshua said, The Holy Breath cannot be seen with mortal eyes; nor can men see the Spirits of the Holy One; But in their image man was made, and he who looks into the face of man, looks at the image of the God who speaks within. And when man honors man he honors God, and what man does for man, he does for God. And you must bear in mind that when man harms in thought, or word or deed another man, he does a wrong to God. If you would serve the God who speaks within the heart, just serve your near of kin, and those that are no kin, the stranger at your gates, the foe who seeks to do you harm; Assist the poor, and help the weak; do harm to none, and covet not what is not yours; Then, with your tongue the Holy One will speak; and he will smile behind your tears, will light your countenance with joy, and fill your hearts with peace. And then the people asked, To whom shall we bring gifts? Where shall we offer sacrifice? And Jesus said, Our Father-God asks not for needless waste of plant, of grain, of dove, of lamb. That which you burn on any shrine you throw away. No blessings can attend the one who takes the food from hungry mouths to be destroyed by fire. When you would offer sacrifice unto our God, just take your 12

13 gift of grain, or meat and lay it on the table of the poor. From it an incense will arise to heaven, which will return to you with blessedness. Tear down your idols; they can hear you not; turn all your sacrificial altars into fuel for the flames. Make human hearts your altars, and burn your sacrifices with the fire of Love. And all the people were entranced, and would have worshipped Jesus as a God; but Yeshua said, I am your brother man just come to show the way to God; you shall not worship man; praise God, the Holy One. (Aquarian Gospel Ch. 26:9-24) The master took down from the wall a scroll on which was written down the number and the name of every attribute and character. He said, the circle is the symbol of the perfect man, and seven is the number of the perfect man; The Logos is the perfect word; that which creates; that which destroys, and that which saves. This Hebrew master is the Logos of the Holy One, the Circle of the human race, the Seven of Time. And in the record book the scribe wrote down, The Logos- Circle Seven; and thus was Jesus known. (Aquarian Gospel Ch. 48) And Yeshua said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. (Bible- Jn. 6:35) For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. (Bible- Mt. 18:20) Therefore Yeshua said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the door for the sheep. All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the door; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me; just as the Father knows me and I know the Father and I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. The reason my Father Loves me is that I lay down my life only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father." (Bible- John 10:7-18) Yeshua said unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes unto the Father, but by me. (Bible- Jn. 14:6) I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that bears not fruit he lifts up (so it will begin to bear): and every branch that bears fruit, he purges it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can you, except you abide in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He that abides in me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing. If a man abides not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you: continue you in my Love. If you keep my commandments, you shall abide in my Love; even as I have kept my Fathers commandments, and abide in his Love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. This is my commandment, That you Love one another, as I have Loved you. Greater Love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knows not what his Lord does: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. These things I command you, that you Love one another. (Bible- John Chapter 15:1-17) Then spoke Yeshua again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. (Bible- Jn. 8:12) 13

14 You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me. (Bible-John 5:39) Yeshua said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: (Bible- Jn. 11:25) Yeshua said, The God I speak about is everywhere; he cannot be compassed with walls, nor hedged about with bounds of any kind. All people worship God, the One; but all the people see him not alike. This universal God is wisdom, will and Love. All men see not the Triune God. One sees him as the God of might; another as the God of thought; another as the God of Love. A man's ideal is his God, and so, as man unfolds, his God unfolds. Man's God today, tomorrow is not God. The nations of earth see God from different points of view, and so he does not seem the same to everyone. Man names the part of God he sees, and this to him is all of God; and every nation sees a part of God, and every nation has a name for God. You Brahmans call him Parabrahm; in Egypt he is Thoth; and Zeus is his name in Greece; Jehovah is his Hebrew name; but everywhere he is the causeless Cause, the rootless Root from which all things have grown. When men become afraid of God, and take him for a foe, they dress up other men in fancy garbs and call them priests. And charge them to restrain the wrath of God by prayers; and when they fail to win his favor by their prayers, to buy him off with sacrifice of animal, or bird. When man sees God as one with him, as Father-God, he needs no middle man, no priest to intercede; He goes straight up to him and says, My Father-God! And then he lays his hand in God's own hand, and all is well. And this is God. You are, each one, a priest, just for yourself; and sacrifice of blood God does not want. Just give your life in sacrificial service to all of life, and God is pleased. (Aquarian Gospel Ch. 28:12-25) The Bible The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ transcribed by Levi Dowling Edgar Cayce's Story of Jesus selected and edited by Jeffrey Furst The Book of Mormon transcribed by Joseph Smith He Walked the Americas by L. Taylor Hansen The Jesus Mystery Of Lost Years and Unknown Travels by Janet Bock The Essene Gospel of Peace (1-4) by Edmond Bordeaux Szekely 14

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